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POLA September Container Volumes Increase 9 Percent
SAN PEDRO — The Port of Los Angeles reported its busiest month in 8 years.
Overall volumes increased by 9 percent compared the equivalent month this past year for a total of 775,133 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units. Overall volume at the port has increased by 7.8 percent from this

By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor

Commissioner Charlotte Brimmer of the City of Carson’s planning commission beamed with pride at the turn out of the Oct. 3 veteran job fair.
“Twenty people immediately got job that day,” she said. “That’s what it was about.”
Among the employers present at the fair included: Tesoro, Ba
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By Zamná Ávila, Assistant Editor
There is something about the old black and white films that not only whisk you into a different era, but also expand your imagination and attention span. Add dark shadows, complex characters and a good crime story, you might find yourself in the middle of an exciting film noir.
Film noir movies, or cr

A Story of Betrayal and the Alias of Robert Kent

By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor
In the previous edition, Random Lengths [Oct. 2, 2014 edition] reported on the contents of an exchange of emails between the Pacific Battleship Center's former vice president of development, Patrick Salazar and the Port of Los Angeles co
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POLA Uncertain of What To DoBy Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
Total Transportation Services Inc., or TTSI, one of three companies workers struck in July, touts itself as an environmental leader, but the claim is largely an illusion. TTSI is apparently in violation of the subsidy agreement which underwrote about 90

POLB Team to Facilitate Congestion Relief
LONG BEACH — On Oct. 8, the Port of Long Beach convened a congestion relief team to meet daily and seek solutions.
In conjunction with the Congestion Relief Team, port field staff is meeting regularly with customers and stakeholders to listen to their concerns, collaborate on solutions and monito

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On Oct. 4, the Wilmington YMCA inaugurated its new heated pool.
Laura Muñoz Humphreys, executive director from San Pedro YMCA oversaw much of the project. Large funding was given from the Port of Los Angeles and others including Philips 66 who reached out to USA Swimming for Olympic medalist and swimmer Jessica H

When the Associated Press, CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Agence France-Presse, MSNBC, Fox News, and the Guardian all concur in their reportage of unambiguous, easily verifiable matters of fact, generally you're safe in taking it on faith.
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